before moving as a child to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she still lives with her family.
The winner of multiple awards, Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Greenville, S. Woodson’s eloquent and haunting memoir focuses on her family and her dream of becoming a writer. “Brown Girl Dreaming,” written by Jacqueline Woodson and published by Nancy Paulsen Books an imprint of Penguin Group (USA). The Sibert Medal Committee selected five Honor Books. She was a 2009 Caldecott Honor Recipient for “A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams,” written by Bryant, and a 2012 Sibert Medal Winner for “Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade.” J., attended Kansas City Art Institute, and currently lives in Maine. Bryant is the author of several books, including numerous books with Sweet, one of which, “A Splash of Red: the Life and Art of Horace Pippin,” was a Schneider Family Book Award winner and a Sibert Honor Book in 2014. She lives with her family in Chester County, Pa.
She has a bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College, a master’s degree from Arcadia University, and an honorary doctorate from Gettysburg College. “With both lovely storytelling and intricate illustrations, this picture book biography of a life that had such a far reaching impact takes the format to another level,” said Sibert Medal Committee Chair Deborah Taylor.īryant was born in Easton, Pa. Bryant’s engaging, accessible narrative and Sweet’s delightfully detailed mixed media illustrations meld together to create “a marvel, a wonder, a surprise,” of a book. Eerdmans Publishing Co., is about Peter Mark Roget, whose boyhood passion for list-making and finding the right word for every situation led him to create his “treasure house” of a book, the thesaurus. “The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus,” published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm.
The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA Midwinter Meeting held Jan. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2014.
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